One Children's Place: A Profile of Pediatric Medicine - Hardcover

Gutkind, Lee

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ISBN 10: 0802112722 ISBN 13: 9780802112729

Publisher: Grove Pr, 1990

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Profiles the Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh, including the doctors, nurses, social workers, parents, and patients, and discusses advances in pediatric medicine

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From Publishers Weekly:

Novelist and science writer Gutkind ( Many Sleepless Nights ) justifiably argues that the distinctive nature of children's medical care is underrated--and here seeks to redress that wrong by focusing our attention on Pittsburgh's prominent Children's Hospital. Infiltrating the ranks of nurses, residents and surgeons, and witnessing the often heroic efforts of parents and offspring in coping with illness, the author demonstrates that treatment of the young, and the web of professional and personal relationships surrounding it, is best fostered in institutions dedicated solely to the cause of children. Employing a journalist's "fly on the wall" strengths of observation, rendering insights with novelistic verve, Gutkind recounts hospital procedures--from organ transplants to therapy for child abuse cases--and chronicles a procession of tragedies and triumphs. The author's two years at the facility at One Children's Place yields a striking portrait.
Copyright 1990 Reed Business Information, Inc.

From Library Journal:

The Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh is the setting of this dramatic, well-written study of political and human dynamics in a pediatric hospital. Science writer Gutkind examines the roles of health-care professionals and staff and their relationships with patients and families. He also explores the ethical dilemmas posed by the technological advances of organ transplantation, neonatal life-support, and other medical procedures, all startling reminders of the progress pediatric care has made over the last century. Central to the book, however, are the human relationships and emotions experienced on a daily basis. Gutkind avoids sensationalism and presents an honest, thorough, and moving portrayal of hospital life. Highly recommended for academic and public libraries.
- Mary Hemmings, Univ. of Calgary Lib., Alberta
Copyright 1990 Reed Business Information, Inc.

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